Cordillera Occidental (Central Andes)

The Cordillera Occidental or Western Cordillera of Bolivia is part of the Andes (that is also part of the American Cordillera), a mountain range characterized by volcanic activity, making up the natural border with Chile and starting in the north with Juqhuri and ending in the south at the Licancabur volcano, which is on the southern limit of Bolivia with Chile. The border goes through the innominated point located at two-thirds of elevation of Licancabur's northeastern slope at the southwestermost point of Bolivia at 22° 49' 41" south and 67° 52' 35" west. The climate of the region is cold and inadequate for animal and plant life. Its main feature is its ground, in which are large quantities of metallic minerals including gold, silver, copper, and others.^[1][2][3]The range consists of three sections:

• The northern section, in which you can find the highest peaks in Bolivia, tallest of which is the volcano
  Parinacota (called Payachata collectively), the latter being a dormant volcano with a cone of snow similar to Mount Fuji in Japan
  .
• The central section, situated between
  Coipasa. Its most prominent summit is the Ollagüe
  (Ullawi) volcano on the border with Chile.
• The southern section, characterized by volcanic activity and by having sandstorms and fog, taking into account
  Laguna Verde
  can be found on Licancabur, so named because of their respective colors.

• Cordillera Central (Bolivia)
• Cordillera Oriental (Bolivia)
• Cordillera Occidental (disambiguation)
• Licancabur

References

19°30′S 68°30′W / 19.5°S 68.5°W / -19.5; -68.5

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